Takedown type swing-out-of-the-way wall bracket



- R. E. MCLEAN 2,454,664

TAKEDWN TYPE S-WING-OUT-OF-THE-WAY WALL BRACKET I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov, 23, 194s.

Filed Nov. 6, 1946 ATTORNEY NOV. 23, 1948. v R, E McLEAN 2,454,664

4 TAKEDOWN TYPEI .SWING0UT-OF-THEVWAY WALL BRACKET Filed Nov. e, 194e zsneets-sheetz F I C711 TNVENTR Robert E. McLean K ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 23, 1948 uNtTED y im.'rrfzlv'rA clerics Robert- E. McLean', FQrtlenning; Ga. Application November c, 1946; seriaiNa 798,169

s claims. (01; 'esel-289) This invention relates generally tothe class ofsupports-and pertains'particularly to improvementsin-wallfattachedbrackets designed for supporting kitchenk articles such as .rotary or crank operated` canxopeners. 4

A principal object ofthepresent inventioneis to provide a pivoted or swingable'ta-keedowntype of` wall' bracket comprising an arinportiori` and a` pivoted portion to Whichxthearm is removably connected, with meansf for positively'llocking` the armportioncin operative-,ipositiongina novel man'- ner, whereby such: arm'portion will be -rmly held against `swinging;- movement and against vertical movement regardless of; the'lamountof fcrcei or pressure: which: may; be applied'- thereto in connection with the` operatio'nof anyunit supported thereby such;,for example; as'a crankV operated drive wheel type: can.. opener;

A1. further: obj ect` of: the;` invention'l istto; provide apivoted or swingable take-down.,typeewallatl tached supporti: of.' the` character stated i wherein the arm. portion*` whenf. placed in;` a; prescribed angular: position; withv respect .to a `walltattached plate portion and; a` hinge elementi carried there;- by;` may` be: readily applied.. toi or` removed L from such flinge=sportioniand` will sthen be'rmly'f locked in.y position against: swinging.' movement4 and against up and@ down movementrwhen the',` arm is swung to ai position substantially perpendicular to Vthe -wall' attached f plate'.-

Still another objectof the' inventionisfto provide in a take-down,` swing-outiof'the-wayV type wall bracket, a novel spring actuated latching mechanism which-functions automatically to secure the arm portion oftliestr-ucture in'operative` or working` positionfwl'lenA suchl arm portion is moved into a positions.perpendicularto a wall attached -plate but which must" -be manually actuatedf when itis desiredf'tov swing thearmportion out of such` perpendicular. positionA for the' purpose of placingv the' arml portiontol one `side man out ofi the `way inoperative'v positionfor. to'V remove it entirelyA from :connection withthe. wall `attached plate. l

Therinvention will vbef:` bestf.:und`erstood from a consideration ofi the followingl detailed; description taken: in connectiontwitlfrzthev accompanying drawings forming-a'. parti of: the: specification with the understanding,- however;. that` the invention' is not conned to a. strict; coinformity` with. the showing 'of the` drawings-ibut mayfbe changed or modiledso'. long as:suchrchanges.or-,modifications mark; no material departure: from the salient features oftheinvention as expressed inthe;ap pended` claims:`

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Inthe drawings:

, vFigure l isa view in top plan of'a wall'bracket structure constructedl in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, showing the removable. armin a. position Whereit may be disengagedlfrom the hinge plate or lockedin operative position bybeing swungto a positionnerpendicular. to the. wall attached plate.

Figure 2.is` a View. in.V top planof'the. structure shown nfll'igure 1, showing the relative positions of the parts when the bracket arm is locked against removalfrom the wall attached plate, and against swingingmovement.

Figure 3. is a View in front elevation, the arm being-.in transverse section.

Figure z 4` is a sectional View taken. substantially on-the line ll--ll` of Figure 2.

Figure isaa sectional Vewtaken'substantially onthe line 5.-`5.of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a view in top planfof a-wall bracket constructedin accordance with afsecond embodiment of the :present invention.

Figure 7^ isa view in front elevation, thearm being-` in transverse. section.`

` Figure 8 isa sectional view'taken substantially onthe-line 8=8of Figure?.

Figure 91isa= sectional view taken substantially onfthe `line Sel-9i of Figure `'7.

Figureil'isaxview inrside elevation .of thehinge plate per se.

Figure 1l is alview in `front elevation of". the hinge plate per se:

Referring now more particularly to the drawings and especiallyto Figures `lftorinclusive the numeralf l0 generally designates a plate body which`-is designed tov be secured against the face ofl a wall or other suitable'supporting` structure and is; `therefore,*provided with suitable apertures H" fontlie reception; of mountingjscrews l2" or other fastening elements'. The plate I0 is folded transverselytopform a hinge sleeve I3` and the two forwardly extending contiguous portions Ilt"`which` together form` a rigid forwardly projecting rib.

The. two. portions Mare rmly secured. to.- gether. to formV thefrigid forwardly` projecting rib or flange between the hinge sleeve t34 andthe plate t0, bypassing therethrough therivets l l5. As shown the fold. in the .plate l0isdisposed to one sideofthe transverse` center of theplatezthus making` the plate'longer uponone side. of the portionstithan .uponthe other. Also -thesleeve I'3. isset slightly to` one-side of: thev plane ofthe contacting. spaces of.. thef portions I4?y the. center tion and are adapted to receive between them the hinge sleeve I3 as shown in Figure 4. The ears are provided with apertures 20 and through these apertures and through the sleeve I3 extends the hinge pin 2|, the upper and lower ends of which are enlarged or provided with the heads 22 which engage the adjacent outer surfaces of the ears of the hinge plate, whereby to maintain the hinge y pin in position.

As shown the hinge plate ear I9 is of substantially the same width as the plate I'I whereas the ear I8, which is at the top of the hinge sleeve I3, is of reduced width.

The numeral 23 designates the bracket arm, the forward end portion of which is broken away. At its inner or rear end the bracket arm 23 is shaped to provide the terminal laterally offset guide 24, at opposite sides of which are formed the opposed or 'facing channels 25 which receive the oppositelongitudinal or vertical edges 26 of they hinge plate I'I.

The channels 25 have the inturned opposing lips 2'I and 28, the space between which is only slightly greater than the width of the top ear I8 but is less than the width of the bottomear I9. Accordingly it will be seen that when'the guide 24 is applied to the hinge plate I'I with the oppositev longitudinal edges 26 of such plate engaging in the channels 25, the lower ends of the lips 21 and-28 will rest upon the ear I9. The lip 28 of the guide 24 is provided with keeper recesses 29 of the same number as the rivet heads I6 and positioned to receive such heads when the arm 23 is swungto aposition where it is perpendicular tothe face of the plate I0, as shown in Figure 2. Thus it will be seen that when the arm is in this position the engagement of the rivet heads I6 in the keeper recesses 29 prevents the arm being moved upwardly on the hinge plate.

.The outer endof the longer portion of the wall plate I3 or, in other words, the end of the plate nearest to the rivet heads I6, is formed to provide the forwardly projecting flange surface, the inner side of which has the channel `3| formed therein and facing the rivet heads I6.

Adjacent to the channel 3I the plate IU has secured therein the forwardly projecting pins 32, the inner ends of which are reduced as indicated at 33 for engagement in suitable apertures in the wall plate I0.

The numeral 34 designates a latch plate which has spaced apertures 35 to loosely receive the pins 32. These pins 32 are headed on their forward ends to maintain the latch plate 34 in posi- 'tion and the outer vertical edge of the latch plate erally referred to.

will lie close to the side of the guide 24 and the opposite vertical edge of the latch plate will be positioned in the channel 3|'. Thus it will be seen that when the latch plate is in this position and the arm 23 is in the position stated, it will oppose turning or swinging of the arm and the hinge plate on the axis of the pivot pin 2|. Since there is a substantial clearance between the latch plate 34 and the face of the wall plate I0 it will be seen that the latch plate can be rocked on its supporting pins 32 suiciently to move the tongue 36 rearwardly and allow the rear corner of the guide 24 to swing past the latch plate.

In order to maintain the latch plate 34 in forward position upon the pins 32 a spring means is mounted upon the pins 32 which, in the form here illustrated, comprises a relatively thin metal plate 3l placed behind the latch plate 34 and having suitable apertures to receive the reduced portions of the pins 32 whereby such spring plate is firmly secured against the front face of the wall plate I0. The spring plate 31 has a forwardly curving spring tongue 38 engaging'behind the latch plate tongue 36 thereby normally urgingoscillation of the latch plate to a'spaced parallel relation with the face .of thewall plate I0, as it is shown in Figure2.

While the spring means for controlling the latch plate 34 is here shown as being in the form of a leaf spring it is 'to be understood that the invention is not restricted to -this specific structure as it will be readily apparent that coil springs might be telescoped onto the pins 32 to engage between the latchfplate 34 andthewall plate I0.

In Athe embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 6 to llrinclusive the'form of the arm, hinge'plate and pivot for the hinge plate is the same as in the rst described form of the invention. Accordingly these parts will only be gen- The wall plate is generally designated IIla and is shaped or folded to provide the. portions I4a which are secured together by the rivets I 5a. In the sleeve I3a which is formed as an integral'part` of the wall plate, the pivotl pin2 Ia maintains in position the hinge plate Ila Vthrough the medium of the upper and lower ears .Ia and 19a which are of the same form as the ears I8 and I9. lThis hinge plate is illustratedin detail in FiguresilO and 11.

In the modified embodiment of Figures 6 to 11 the bracketarmis designated 23a and the guide which receives the opposite vertical edges of the -hinge plate IIa, is generally designated 24a.

In this modified construction it will be seen that the portions I4a are of slightly less width than the portions I4 and therefore position the hinge sleeve I3a nearer to the forward face of .the wall plate Illa. The reason for this is that 'Mounted yupon thislstud"`39 for oscillation, is

the latch plate 4U, the top edge of which carries the forwardly projecting ear 4I. The end of the vlatch plate 40which functions to maintain the arm 23a in locked. position, is arcuately cammed as indicated at 42 and this curved or arcuate edge is'designed to swingdown against and' frictionally engage the outer or right hand side of the guide 24a, when the arm 23a is'perpendicumessage@ lar to the plate-Illa, aseshown inFigures 6 to 8. When the arm 23`a is in this position the inner end oft the guide 24a wililbei-n relatively1 closepr-'oXimity-- toY` the face of" the` plate lila' an'df`-` the lip-- 28d,T willi-be in engagementL with the adiacent heads liaL of' therivets- IS and thereforeL cannot be lifted from the hinge plate 11a. Neither can it be swung on the axis of the pivot pin Zla because of the engagement of the latch plate 4|] against the adjacent side of the guide 24a.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that there is provided in the present invention a bracket structure for mounting upon a wall or other suitable support any one of various types of can openers, wherein the supported article will be firmly held in operative position so that the bracket cannot swing or shift upwardly. However when the supported article is no longer to be used it can be readily swung to one side by manipulating the securing latch whereby to. free the arm for turning movement. If the supported article is to be dismounted then after the securing latch is shifted to release the guide at the inner end of the arm, the arm may be swung around and then raised up to be freed from connection with the hinge plate. As will be readily seen this swinging of the arm will disengage the guide from the rivet heads thereby permitting the stated upward movement of the arm on the plate of the hinge.

The present invention provides a take-down type swing-out-oi-the-way wall bracket that is easy and simple to operate; that is Aentirely safe under all conditions of operation; and that is unusually strong, durable, and rigid. The por tion of the bracket which is secured to the device to be supported by the bracket is of such conformation as to store easily and without hazard, and by reason oi'its size and construction can be economically produced as a part of any number of various instruments or devices for use with the portion remaining attached to the wall or other support.

I claim:

1. A support comprising a mounting plate, a member pivotally coupled with the plate and including apart having two parallel edges paralleling the pivot axis for said member, an arm, means at one end of the arm for slidably receiving said edges whereby the arm may swing with the member to a position in which is it perpendicular to the plate, means for locking the arm against movement longitudinally of said parallel edges when the arm is swung to the said position perpendicular to the plate, and means for securing the arm against swinging movement from the position in which it is perpendicular to the plate.

2. A support comprising a mounting plate, a hinge plate, a pivot connection between the hinge plate and the mounting plate, an arm, means forming a sliding coupling between the arm and the hinge plate whereby the arm and hinge plate swing as a unit on said pivot, the arm being adapted to be swung to a working position in which it is perpendicular to the mounting plate, coacting means between the mounting plate and the arm functioning to prevent sliding disconnection of the arm from the hinge plate when the arm is in said working position, and a latch element carried by the mounting plate and adapted to engage and hold the arm against swinging movement when the arm has been swung to the said working position.

3. A support of the character stated in claim 2,

6: whereimtheg said; coasting; means between the mounting `plate,A and the arml comprises ja; rivet having; ai, head:` portion; and:V supported on-v the mounting plate, and a keeper recessrtormed; in a partloifthef armfor the reception of the rivet head.

4. A support` comprising amounting plate,` a hingersleevameans. joining the hingeI sleeve to the mounting plate,'a pivot pin extending, through said hinge sleeve, a hinge plate disposed length wise of the sleeve and attached at its ends to said pivot pin, an arm having an end formed to provide a guide, the guide being designed to slidably receive said hinge plate whereby to couple the arm and hinge plate together for swinging movement as a unit on the axis of said pin, said arm having `a working position in which it is perpendicular to the mounting plate, means locking the arm against disconnection from the hinge plate when the arm is in said working position, and a shiftable latch carried by the mounting plate and adapted to engage and hold said arm against swinging movement when the arm is swung to the said working position.

5. A support comprising a mounting plate having a rigid forwardly extending rib-like portion, a hinge sleeve integral with said rib-like portion, a pivot pin within and extending through said sleeve, a hinge plate extending lengthwise of the sleeve and having laterally extending end ears between which the sleeve is engaged, said ears being connected with the adjacent ends of the pin, an arm, means at one end of the arm forming a pair of opposed channels extending trans` versely of the arm, the channels being adapted to receive the longitudinal edges of the hinge plate, means limiting the sliding movement of the channels on the hinge plate in one direction, said arm having a working position in which it is perpendicular to the mounting plate, the arm when in the said working position having a portion adjacent to one side of the said rigid riblike member, an element upon the said one side of the rib-like member adapted to engage in a recess in the adjacent end of the arm when the arm is in working position, and a latch member carried upon the mounting plate and adapted to engage and hold the arm in the said working position and against swinging movement with the hinge plate about the axis of said pin.

6. A support of the character stated in claim 5, in which said latching means comprises a latch plate, means carried by the mounting plate and supporting the latching plate in spaced relation with the mounting plate, and yieldable means between the latching plate and the mounting plate and normally urging the latching plate outwardly to the said position in which it holds the arm against swinging movement.

7. A support of the character stated in claim 5, wherein said latching means comprises a latching plate, pins carried by the mounting plate and engaging loosely in apertures in the latching plate, the mounting plate having an end flange .provided with a channel in which an edge of the latching plate is loosely engaged, the opposite edge of the latching plate being adapted to 0ppose a side of the arm when the arm is in working position, and spring means interposed between the latching plate and the mounting plate to normally urge the latching plate outwardly from the mounting plate and to a position where it may engage the said side of the arm.

8. A support oi the character stated in claim 5, with a latching plate pivotally mounted upon the mounting plate and adapted to be oscillated 7 to a. position in which an edge is brought into opposed relation with a side of the arm to secure the arm from swinging movement from the said Working position.

' ROBERT E. McLEAN.

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